Back in Nic

I finally made it back to Nicaragua last week. I came back to San Juan del Sur. These past couple of weeks have been totally amazing. First, I went to La Flor Wildlife Refuge and got to watch a sea turtle lay it´s eggs. It was awesome! Of course, there was a lot of sitting around and waiting until that point...but I was prepared. Me and these two French-Canadian guys (yeah, Kelly, I thought of you) split a bottle of Flor de Caña Rum (which I´ve become quite fond of...it´s so smooth you can just drink it without mixing it with Coke), so by the time the turtle came out...Well, I had a good time. and I found the perfect spot that I think I can return to again and again. See the pics below to view the beautiful sunset I witnessed. Of course, a picture can never do it justice. We had the whole beach, for as far as we could see, totally to ourselves. We also saw several howler monkeys in the forest behind the beach.

My surfing lesson in Costa Rica went pretty good, so I thought I would follow up on it around San Juan del Sur. The beach here, is kinda gross (for swimming), so I researched and after talking to a few people I decided to go to Bahia Majagual, which was a 12 km boat road away. What a great decision that was...I loved it! Beautiful beaches, not populated at all, surrounded by jungles teaming with wildlife. There were howler monkeys all over and these cool little crabs that looked like Sebastian from The Little Mermaid crawling around everywhere. This area is considered one of the best surfing areas in Nicaragua, so there were lots of cool surfer folks, too. I stayed at the Bahia Majagual Ecolodge, which had a big warehouse-like thatch roofed dormitory filled with backpacks and surf boards. There was also a campground where people could set up a tent or just hang a hammock for the night. The lodge also had an open area bar/restaurant area that was constantly pumping out cool music (lots of Jack Johnson...who didn´t make it onto my ipod yet) and a very relaxed atmosphere. It was here that I met some really fun people who I would spend the next 5 or 6 days with.

These past two weeks have been really different than the first three. Travelling around from place to place, seeing something different everyday, hooking up with different groups of people, travelling together for a little bit, then departing and going our separate ways. I´ve met the coolest people from all over the world. AND, I´ve met so many teachers. It´s really making me re-think what I want to do with my life as far as careers go. I just want to travel!!!! There are so many places to see, I don´t know how I will ever make it everywhere I want to go in my lifetime.

So much more to tell, but I ´ve got to close for now. Enjoy the pics.